Articles may explore how the founding and funding of writing centersinfluences whom the center will serve and why. Many centers areestablished initially as "remedial" centers. How does the image of thewriting center as a fix-it shop affect the work we are able to do? Howcan tutors help students learn correct grammar and usage withoutbecoming editors? How do students and our fellow faculty members viewour work with students? Tutor education and identities vary acrosswriting center environments. How are tutors prepared for the work theywill do? What does good tutor education include? How should tutors beselected? Who should direct writing centers?

Articles may also examine how writing centers are often a site ofdiversity in our schools, working with varied student populations, withvaried access to technology, with varied funding, and with varied staffpopulations. Students who are learning disabled, multilingual, advanced,physically disabled, resistant, and so on, come to or are sent to ourwriting centers. How can we as teachers, administrators, and tutorsadapt to our increasingly diverse student populations?

Essays for the special issue may investigate the impact of onlinetutoring and writing resource Web pages offered through the writingcenter. How has (or will) technology shape writing centers? How muchtechnology training and knowledge are necessary for strong writingcenters? How does tutoring change when the discussion of writing is viaemail? What defines a successful writing center?

Who May Submit:Writing center administrators, tutors, and teachers at all grade levelswho are involved in writing instruction.

Please identify your submission with keyword: CENTERSubmission deadline:Regular deadline: any time until the end of February 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issue,June 2005.Short deadline: March or April 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issueor in later issues.Submit early and have an opportunity to be considered for Editors'Choice and/or Monthly Exchange